Chapter 4

Which of the following species is not formed through a termination reaction in the chlorination of methane? A) CH3Cl B) HCl C) H2 D) CH3CH3

Which of the following is not a possible termination step in the free radical chlorination of methane? A) ∙CH3 + Cl2 → CH3Cl + Cl∙ B) ∙CH3 + Cl∙ → CH3Cl C) ∙CH3 + ∙CH3 → CH3CH3 D) ∙CH3 + wall → CH3-wall E) Cl∙ + wall → Cl-wall

In the first propagation step of the free radical chlorination of methane, which of the following occurs? A) Cl2 dissociates. B) A chlorine radical abstracts a hydrogen. C) A carbon radical reacts with Cl2. D) A carbon radical reacts with a chlorine radical. E) Two chlorine radicals combine.

In the reaction of Cl2 with ethane and UV light, which of the following reactions would be a chain termination event(s)? I) Cl∙ + CH3-CH3 → CH3-CH2-Cl + H∙ II) Cl∙ + CH3-CH3 → CH3-H2C∙ + HCl III) Cl∙ + CH3-H2C∙ → CH3-CH2-Cl IV) Cl2 + CH3-H2C∙ → CH3-CH2-Cl + Cl∙ V) Cl2 + UV light → C l∙ + Cl∙ A) reaction V B) reactions I and IV C) reactions III and IV D) reactions I and II E) reaction III

In the reaction of Cl2 with ethane and UV light, which of the following reactions would be a propagation event(s)? I) Cl∙ + CH3-CH3 → CH3-CH2-Cl + H∙ II) Cl∙ + CH3-CH3 → CH3-H2C∙ + HCl III) Cl∙ + CH3-H2C∙ → CH3-CH2-Cl IV) Cl2 + CH3-H2C∙ → CH3-CH2-Cl + Cl∙ V) Cl2 + UV light → C l∙ + Cl∙ A) reactions I and V B) reactions II, III and IV C) reactions I and IV D) reactions II and IV E) reactions I, II and IV

Which of the following is a propagation step in the free radical chlorination of dichloromethane? A) ∙ CHCl2 + Cl2 → CHCl3 + Cl∙ B) ∙ CHCl2 + Cl∙ → CHCl3 C) CH2Cl2 + Cl∙ → CHCl3 + H∙ D) Cl2 + UV light → 2 Cl∙ E) ∙ CHCl2 + ∙ CHCl2 → CHCl2CHCl2

When the reaction between methane and chlorine is photochemically initiated, which of the following compounds cannot be formed through a termination reaction? A) CH3Cl B) HCl C) CH3CH3 D) Cl2

For a given reaction, if ΔG° is greater than zero, then: A) Keq < 0. B) Keq = 0. C) 0 < Keq < 1. D) Keq = 1. E) Keq > 1.

If ΔG° for a given reaction at 25°C is less than zero, which of the following statements also correctly describes this reaction at this temperature? A) The reaction must be exothermic. B) The reaction must be endothermic. C) Keq is greater than zero. D) Both A and C are true. E) Both B and C are true.

If the equilibrium constant (Keq) of a reaction is 0.5 then which of the following that must be true? A) The reaction will have an early transition state. B) Reaction equilibrium will favor the products. C) Gibbs free energy (G) is positive. D) Gibbs free energy (G) is negative.

Consider the following substitution reaction with a ΔG° value of -91.1 kJ/mole. HO- + CH3Cl ↔ CH3OH + Cl- Given this information which of the following statements must be true? (R = 8.315 J/mole K) A) The Keq at 25°C for this reaction is very large, in other words this reaction proceeds to near completion as written, left to right under standard conditions. B) The Keq at 25°C for this reaction is very small (

Which is a measure of the randomness of a system? A) entropy B) enthalpy C) free energy D) halogenation E) stoichiometry

In an _____ reaction, weaker bonds are broken and stronger bonds are

Which of the following statements correctly describes the contribution of ΔS° to ΔG°? A) The entropy term makes a greater contribution to ΔG° at low temperatures. B) The entropy term makes a greater contribution to ΔG° at high temperatures. C) The entropy term makes a greater contribution to ΔG° in exothermic reactions. D) The entropy term makes a greater contribution to ΔG° in endothermic reactions. E) The entropy term always makes a more significant contribution to ΔG° than does the enthalpy term.

If a reaction is exothermic, then: A) ΔS° < 0. B) ΔS° > 0. C) ΔH° < 0. D) ΔH° > 0. E) both B and D

Which of the following correctly expresses the standard Gibbs free energy change of a reaction in terms of the changes in enthalpy and entropy? A) ΔG° = ΔH° - TΔS° B) ΔG° = ΔH° + TΔS° C) ΔG° = ΔS° - TΔH° D) ΔG° = ΔS° + TΔH° E) none of the above

Which of the following is true for the initiation step of a free radical chlorination reaction? A) ΔH° > 0 and ΔS° > 0 B) ΔH° > 0 and ΔS° 0 D) ΔH°

Which of the following is true for the termination step of a free radical chlorination reaction? A) ΔH° > 0 and ΔS° > 0 B) ΔH° > 0 and ΔS° 0 D) ΔH°

The bond dissociation energy is the amount of energy required to break a bond ________. A) homolytically B) heterolytically C) so as to produce the more stable pair of ions D) via hydrogenation E) none of the above

What reactive species is produced in the initiation step of the free radical chlorination of 2,2-dimethylpropane? A) a chlorine atom B) a chlorine radical anion C) a carbon radical D) a carbocation

Energy is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ when bonds are formed and is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ when bonds are broken; therefore, bond dissociation energies are always \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) released / consumed / exothermic B) released / consumed / endothermic C) consumed / released / exothermic D) consumed / released / endothermic E) consumed / released / isothermic

Consider the bond dissociation energies listed below in kcal/mol. CH3-Br 70 CH3CH2-Br 68 (CH3)2CH-Br 68 (CH3)3C-Br 65 These data show that the carbon-bromine bond is weakest when bromine is bound to a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) methyl carbon B) primary carbon C) secondary carbon D) tertiary carbon E) quaternary carbon

Given the chlorination of acetone shown below, choose the correct rate law. CH3COCH3 + Cl2 → CH3COCH2Cl + HCl A) rate = [CH3COCH3] B) rate = [Cl2] C) rate = [CH3COCH3][Cl2] D) rate = [CH3COCH3][Cl2]1/2 E) cannot be determined from stoichiometry; must be determined experimentally

Consider the reaction (CH3)3CBr + CH3CH2OH → (CH3) 3COCH2CH3 + HBr. Experimentally one finds that if the concentration of (CH3)3CBr is tripled, the rate of the reaction triples. One also finds that if the concentration of CH3CH2OH is doubled, the rate of the reaction is unchanged. Which of the following correctly describes the kinetics of this reaction? A) The reaction is third order in (CH3)3CBr. B) The reaction is first order in CH3CH2OH. C) The reaction is second order overall. D) The reaction is first order overall. E) none of the above